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Master was used sometimes, especially up to the late 19th century, to describe the male head of a large estate or household who employed domestic workers. [ citation needed ] The heir to a Scottish peerage may use the style or dignity [ 4 ] " Master of " followed by the name associated with the peerage.
Master: (/ ˈ m ɑː s t ər /) for boys and young men, or as a style for the heir to a Scottish peerage. It may also be used as a professional title, e.g. for the master of a college or the master of a merchant ship. [2] Mr: (/ ˈ m ɪ s t ər /) for men, regardless of marital status, who do not have another professional or academic title.
Master is sometimes still used as an honorific for boys and young men. The modern plural form is Misters [ citation needed ] , although its usual formal abbreviation Messrs (.) [ note 1 ] derives from use of the French title messieurs in the 18th century.
Precedes a person's name, denoting "from the library of" the nominate; also a synonym for "bookplate". ex luna scientia: from the moon, knowledge: The motto of the Apollo 13 lunar mission, derived from ex scientia tridens, the motto of Jim Lovell's alma mater, the United States Naval Academy: ex malo bonum: good out of evil
Top – informal nickname for a master sergeant or master gunnery sergeant, inappropriate to use without permission. Topside – Ship's upper deck. Tore up – Broken, messy, unserviceable. Trade-school – Refers to graduate of one of the Military Academies. TRAM – Tractor, Rubber-tired, Articulated steering, Multi-purpose.
The use of "master," "grandmaster," etc. is decided within an individual art or organization. The use may be self assigned; for example having promoted a student to 'teacher' level, or may be assigned by a governing body in arts with a more formalised structure, and some do not use it at all, for historic reasons or to avoid the 'elderly master' stereotype.
Roger Federer: the Swiss Maestro . Maestro (/ ˈ m aɪ s t r oʊ /; from the Italian maestro [maˈestro; maˈɛstro], meaning "master" or "teacher," [1] plural: maestros or maestri) is an honorific title of respect, sometimes abbreviated Mo.
The Master, a nickname for Ancient One (Marvel Comics) The Master, the player's character in the Nintendo game series ActRaiser; The Master, an optional three-time boss Toad Sensei in Paper Mario; The Master, a title character in the novel The Master and Margarita; The Master, the main (and mostly absent) villain from Power Rangers Mystic Force